Cooperation of law enforcement bodies of CIS countries helps finding more efficient ways of crime control

YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. The ties between the law enforcement bodies of the former Soviet countries are maintained today and help finding new and more efficient forms and means of cooperation in crime control, Armenia’s Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian said in receiving the participants of the sitting of the Coordination Council of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Yerevan today.

The Press Service of the Government reported that the Prime-Minister welcomed the participants and congratulated Yury Chayka on his reelection to the post of the Chairman of the Council. Sargsian also expressed confidence that the Council’s decisions will facilitate the further strengthening of the ties and expansion of the cooperation between the law-enforcement structures of CIS countries.

The Prosecutor General of the Russian federation Yury Chayka congratulated the Armenian side for the reception and reported productive discussion of issues of importance for further improvement of activities of CIS countries’ prosecutors general. Chayka said that new ideas on the Council’s activities were brought up at the sitting of the Council.

The sides attached importance to meetings for exchange of experience in implementation of reforms within the law enforcements system.

The Coordination Council of Prosecutors General of CIS was founded in 1995. The organization received a status of an interstate structure ion January 25 2000. –0--